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Mineral Functions / Notes Food Sources
Calcium healthy bones and teeth, blood milk, cheese, yogurt,
clotting, transmission of nerve green leafy vegetables,
impulses, muscle contraction; fortified bread
tolerable daily upper intake
level (UL) is 2,500 mg; very high
intakes may interfere with iron
absorption and kidney function
Sodium helps control body fluid balance; Most obviously, table
involved in nerve and muscle salt. When monitoring
functions; high intakes may sodium intake remember
increase blood pressure and cause that canned vegetables
fluid retention; UL is 2.3 g, but and ready-made sauces
extra dietary sodium may be usually contain a good
appropriate for athletes in hot deal as well
climates
Potassium works with sodium to control vegetables, fruit
fluid balance and nerve and juices, unprocessed
muscle functions; adequate intake cereals
is 4.7 g; excess is excreted
Iron important for red blood cell red meat, liver,
formation, and oxygen transport fortified cereals, whole
and utilization; athletes may grain bread, green leafy
require slightly more than vegetables
sedentary people; UL is 45 mg
Zinc metabolizes proteins, meat, eggs, whole
carbohydrates and fats; helps grains, milk, yogurt,
heal wounds and assists immune cheese
system; cell growth; UL is 40 mg
Magnesium cell formation, muscle cereals, vegetables,
contraction, nerve function, fruit, potatoes, milk
energy production; regulates
calcium metabolism; aids bone
formation; UL is 350 mg
Phosphorus assists bone and teeth formation; breads and cereals,
involved in energy metabolism; UL meat, fish, dairy
is 4,000 mg; high intakes may products, green
lower blood calcium levels vegetables, nuts
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